Afghanistan

Afghanistan blast: 16 dead, 90 injured after powerful explosion rocks Firoz Koah

At least 16 people were killed and 90 others injured after a powerful explosion on Sunday rocked the city of Firoz Koah, capital of Afghanistan's Ghor province, an official confirmed.

5 days ago

Afghan forces, Taliban continue to clash even as peace talks start

Even as peace talks have begun between the Afghan forces and Taliban, the two continue to clash as they set out to settle a 19-year insurgency.

Sep 13, 2020

Afghan vice president unharmed in attack in Kabul: Spokesperson

Health ministry officials said two bodies and seven injured have been transported to the hospital so far.

Sep 9, 2020

Pakistan's militant face unmasked again, terrorists seen chilling: Watch

Pakistan is a terrorist nerve centre, home to the largest number of globally identified terrorists and designated terrorist groups.

Sep 3, 2020

Afghanistan bomb blast: 5 dead, 32 injured outside special forces' camp in Balkh

Five people were killed and 32 others injured after a suicide car bombing took place outside a special forces' camp in Afghanistan's Balkh province on Tuesday, an army source said.

Aug 25, 2020

Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan as IS fighters battle Afghan forces

The assault began on Sunday evening with car bomb detonated at the entrance to the prison, and there were numerous other blasts heard as the IS gunmen opened fire on security guards.

Aug 3, 2020

Afghan girl takes revenge, shoots two Taliban terrorists dead after parents murdered

An Afghan girl shot dead two Taliban terrorists and wounded several more after they dragged her parents from their home and killed them for supporting the government, officials said.

Jul 21, 2020

Breaking: Sikh man kidnapped by Taliban has been rescued

Nidan Singh Sachdeva who was kidnapped from Gurdwara Tala Sahib, Chamkani, Paktika in Afghanistan by Taliban has been rescued Afghanistan's Security Forces.

Jul 18, 2020

In major setback to India, Iran pulls out of Chabahar rail project

The MoU between IRCON and the Iranian Rail Ministry was signed in May 2016 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tehran to ink the Chabahar deal with Iranian President Rouhani and Afghanistan President Ghani.

Jul 14, 2020

Who is General Yasin Zia, Afghanistan's newly-appointed Army Chief of General Staff

Prior to his appointment as the Chief of General Staff, General Zia also headed Afghanistan's counter-terrorism unit.

Jul 6, 2020

Trump denies being told about Russian bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was never briefed about Russian efforts to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, blasting a New York Times report that he had been told about the rewards but had not acted to respond to Moscow.

Jun 28, 2020

Kabul bomb blast: 2 Afghan human rights workers killed, attack triggers widespread condemnation

A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two of them at around 7.45 am in Kabul's Botkhak when the two AIHRC staffers were on their way to work.

Jun 27, 2020

Two separate attacks kill 14 Afghan forces in Kabul and Badakhshan province

At least 14 security personnel on Saturday, June 6 were killed in two separate militant attacks in the northeastern Badakhshan province and the capital of Kabul.

Jun 6, 2020

Kabul denies Pakistan's claims of India using Afghan territory

The Ashraf Ghani government has rejected Islamabad's allegation that Afghanistan was allowing its territories to be used by India to destabilise Pakistan.

Jun 6, 2020

Taliban clears its stand on Kashmir dispute; refuses to back Pakistan

As per a statement issued by the spokesperson of its political group, the Taliban will not get involved in the ongoing Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.

May 19, 2020

Afghan bomb attack: Taliban claims responsibility, death toll mounts to five, 14 injured

A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Thursday, killing at least five people, two days after gunmen attacked a maternity ward in the capital Kabul, killing women and newborn babies.

May 14, 2020

Kabul attack: India condemns barbaric terrorist attack on maternity hospital in Afghanistan

Gunmen disguised as police attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, killing 16 people including two newborn babies from a maternity clinic run by the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders.

May 13, 2020

Taliban-Iran collaboration brewing, Shia Hazara appointed local leader

The experts have argued that this is an attempt to gain more legitimacy ahead of the scheduled peace talks with government officials and representatives of civil society.

Apr 29, 2020

ISKP claims responsibility for massacre of 27 Sikhs in Afghan capital, Kabul

At least 27 people were killed in an attack on a Gurdwara in the Afghan capital of Kabul by a group of gunmen and suicide bombers.

Mar 25, 2020

Afghan Prez Ashraf Ghani signs decree to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has pardoned thousands of Taliban prisoners in a key preliminary step to intra-Afghan talks between a government delegation and the extremist group.

Mar 11, 2020